niyebe

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nevem, alteration of Latin nivem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈjebe/ [ˈn̪ji.be]
• Hyphenation: ni‧ye‧be

Noun

niyebe (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)

1. snow

   Synonym: esno

Derived terms

• magniyebe

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• nyebe

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nevem, alteration of Latin nivem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈebe/ [ˈɲe.be]
• IPA^(key): /ˈnjebe/ [ˈn̪je.be]
• Hyphenation: ni‧ye‧be

Noun

niyébe (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)

1. snow

   Synonym: yelo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nevem, alteration of Latin nivem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈebe/ [ˈɲɛː.bɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /niˈebe/ [ˈn̪jɛː.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -ebe
• Syllabification: ni‧ye‧be

Noun

niyebe (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)

1. snow

Derived terms

• bulak-niyebe
• magniyebe
• maniyebe
• tagniyebe

Related terms

• nebera

Further reading

• “niyebe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018